Definition of Pea Family in English :

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Pea Family meaning in English

Meaning of Pea Family in English

Pronunciation of Pea Family in English

Pea Family pronunciation in English

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Pea Family

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Noun

1. fabaceae, family fabaceae, family leguminosae, legume family, leguminosae, pea family

a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Pea Family

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n.
A large family of plants, the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), characterized by stipulate, usually compound leaves and often bilaterally symmetrical flowers that develop into pods, and including alfalfa, beans, clovers, peas, and soybeans. Many species contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules.

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